September 20, 2011
BP PLC on Monday challenged Halliburton Energy Services Inc.'s attempt to add new fraud claims against it in multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, denying that it intentionally gave Halliburton false information to speed up drilling.
September 09, 2011
Louisiana's attorney general on Thursday told a judge in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation that there was no chance the state would be able to produce an array of documents BP PLC was seeking by a court-imposed deadline.
September 06, 2011
A Louisiana federal judge in the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruled Tuesday that Anadarko Petroleum Corp. need not turn over documents requested by BP PLC related to its deepwater oil wells, saying they weren't relevant or timely.
September 02, 2011
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday ordered Transocean Ltd. to turn over hundreds of documents related to its investigation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that BP PLC claimed the company unfairly withheld in multidistrict litigation over the disaster.
September 01, 2011
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday ordered the Louisiana attorney general's office to comply with BP PLC's discovery requests in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation, saying the state was dragging its feet on the issue.
August 29, 2011
The Louisiana federal judge in charge of the multidistrict litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruled Friday that individuals and businesses claiming spill-related property destruction and economic loss could seek punitive damages from BP PLC and others.
August 25, 2011
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the state of Louisiana to respond quickly to BP PLC's claims that it is not cooperating with document requests in consolidated lawsuits relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
August 23, 2011
BP PLC asked a Louisiana federal court Monday to force Transocean Ltd. to turn over hundreds of documents related to its internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, arguing the company has improperly withheld them.
August 15, 2011
The administrator for BP PLC's claims fund for a putative class of Deepwater Horizon oil spill victims fired back Monday in Louisiana federal court against calls for more oversight of the claims process, saying a special master was unwarranted and would slow the fund's progress.
July 25, 2011
BP PLC was accused Monday in Louisiana federal court of using coercive tactics to drive victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill toward quick, reduced settlements, and plaintiffs' attorneys requested that a special master oversee the claims process.